CEL ANNUAL RETREAT
AUGUST 2027
At The Hermitage, Mittagong
CEL’S ANNUAL RETREAT
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
IMAGO DEI RETREAT 2027
IMAGO DEI is an invitation to return.
Not to who you used to be … but to the person God formed before responsibility, expectation and experience began adding their own definitions.
For many of us, leadership has asked us to become capable, dependable and strong. We have learned to carry others, solve problems, meet needs and keep moving.
But somewhere within all that carrying, it is possible to lose sight of the person doing the carrying.
IMAGO DEI creates space to look again.
To notice what has become hidden.
To release what was never ours to carry.
To recover the parts of ourselves we abandoned along the way.
And to allow the Spirit of God to renew us in the image of our Creator.
Before we help children discover who they are, we must remember who we are.
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027
Boards, Principals, Approved Providers, Directors, and Educators are warmly invited.
REFRESH AS A TEAM – DISCOUNTS APPLY FOR TEAMS OF 5 OR MORE
Retreat is a great opportunity for teams to come together
Coming to the Imago Dei Retreat as a team gives you something that’s hard to find in the day-to-day life of your service: time to pause, pray and reflect together. You’ll have space to reconnect with why you do this work and explore what it means to see the image of God in each other and in the children you serve. When you return, you’ll have shared conversations to build on and practical ideas you can put into action together in the way you care for children, support one another and live out your faith at work.